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Romeo y Julieta Petit Royales: flavour profile and cigars like it

Romeo y Julieta Petit Royales is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention spice.

On our flavour map it leans toward pepper and spice, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Henry Clay War Hawk and La Aurora 1962 Corojo.

What does Romeo y Julieta Petit Royales taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • spice

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperCuban leaf
BinderCuban
FillerCuban long filler
StrengthMedium
Made byHabanos S.A. (Cuba)
SizesPetit Royales (Caprichos) 3.625x47

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide. Cuban cigars generally can't be legally imported into the United States.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: creamy, medium-bodied short smoke and aromatic and varied.

Some say: not cheap.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the Nordics.

Cigars like Romeo y Julieta Petit Royales

  1. Henry Clay War Hawk83% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumMore cream and nuts, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
  2. La Aurora 1962 Corojo77% flavour matchCorojo wrapper · Mild to mediumMore caramel sweetness, less cream and nuts, a step milder.
  3. H. Upmann Regalias68% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more cream and nuts, a step milder.
  4. Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year65% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, a step stronger.
  5. CAO Pilón64% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore cocoa and coffee, less fruit and flowers, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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